Comments on: Microsoft “ramping down” games development – St John http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/ VG247.com Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:31:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Syrok http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/comment-page-1/#comment-26821 Syrok Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:43:58 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/#comment-26821 No, probably not just yet. No, probably not just yet.

]]> By: Tonka http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/comment-page-1/#comment-26819 Tonka Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:40:28 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/#comment-26819 I have no doubts about that. But I doubt that they are shifting much inhouse dev teams in that direction. I have no doubts about that. But I doubt that they are shifting much inhouse dev teams in that direction.

]]> By: Syrok http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/comment-page-1/#comment-26810 Syrok Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:26:58 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/#comment-26810 I think it's save to assume that all three console manufacturers have started planning or at least to develop a general outline for their next products. I think it’s save to assume that all three console manufacturers have started planning or at least to develop a general outline for their next products.

]]> By: Tonka http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/comment-page-1/#comment-26808 Tonka Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:18:37 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/#comment-26808 PS4 you say. You really think so? PS4 you say. You really think so?

]]> By: mortiferus http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/comment-page-1/#comment-26805 mortiferus Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:14:34 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/#comment-26805 It's the "Cycle" man. Development of 720 and PS4 has begun in earnest. Like Yogi Berra said "It's Deja Vu all over again". It’s the “Cycle” man. Development of 720 and PS4 has begun in earnest. Like Yogi Berra said “It’s Deja Vu all over again”.

]]> By: Tonka http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/comment-page-1/#comment-26797 Tonka Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:44:58 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/#comment-26797 The End Is Nigh! First masonic experiments at CERN and now this. /updates youtube stream The End Is Nigh! First masonic experiments at CERN and now this.
/updates youtube stream

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/comment-page-1/#comment-26795 Psychotext Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:39:09 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/#comment-26795 No_PUDding: Sony scaled back the number of their dev staff recently. There just wasn't a lot of noise because it wasn't full group closures. No_PUDding: Sony scaled back the number of their dev staff recently. There just wasn’t a lot of noise because it wasn’t full group closures.

]]> By: No_PUDding http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/comment-page-1/#comment-26794 No_PUDding Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:36:17 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/#comment-26794 Sounds like a pretty schizophrenic development cycle. Hope it works better for whateve rthey are working on now. Which we don't know at all, I am guessing. Sounds like a pretty schizophrenic development cycle. Hope it works better for whateve rthey are working on now. Which we don’t know at all, I am guessing.

]]> By: Blerk http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/comment-page-1/#comment-26791 Blerk Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:30:05 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/#comment-26791 Warhawk was originally supposed to have a single-player campaign mode as well as the multiplayer stuff. That was chopped at a fairly late stage, round about the same time they decided to make it a downloadable. And then changed their minds and did a disc as well. Warhawk was originally supposed to have a single-player campaign mode as well as the multiplayer stuff. That was chopped at a fairly late stage, round about the same time they decided to make it a downloadable. And then changed their minds and did a disc as well.

]]> By: No_PUDding http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/comment-page-1/#comment-26789 No_PUDding Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:22:30 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/#comment-26789 "SCEE have canned a few games of late too. 8 Days, Getaway Next Gen among others as well I think. Warhawk got downscaled to a PSN title etc." 8 Days and the Getaway were canned earlier this year. But the team wasn't cut back. And Warhawk being downscaled!? What the hell? Someone help? Surely this is a good sign for the PS3 and the consumers on it. And has no relation to the size of internal teams. “SCEE have canned a few games of late too. 8 Days, Getaway Next Gen among others as well I think. Warhawk got downscaled to a PSN title etc.”

8 Days and the Getaway were canned earlier this year. But the team wasn’t cut back. And Warhawk being downscaled!?

What the hell? Someone help?

Surely this is a good sign for the PS3 and the consumers on it. And has no relation to the size of internal teams.

]]> By: wz http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/comment-page-1/#comment-26784 wz Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:00:32 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/#comment-26784 rainer: But he's not the last person to know any details about MS plans. That's all I have to say about him :D rainer: But he’s not the last person to know any details about MS plans. That’s all I have to say about him :D

]]> By: Tonka http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/comment-page-1/#comment-26783 Tonka Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:59:49 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/#comment-26783 It's as if the cost of HD games is too high for devs to take risks. Who would have thought... End. Of. Gaming. It’s as if the cost of HD games is too high for devs to take risks. Who would have thought…

End. Of. Gaming.

]]> By: rainer http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/comment-page-1/#comment-26777 rainer Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:30:24 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/#comment-26777 Alex knows a thing or two about MS but he talks trash constantly so his comments are hard to believe. I seriously doubt Sony would ever shed it's internal studios given that they are its trump card delivering unique titles that are keeping the PS3 in contention. Microsoft on the other hand are obsessed with making money this time round and are undoing the deals they made to try and slim their costs at Microsoft Game Studios as much as possible, Rare & Lionhead may have a reprieve as those two studios have the possibility of tapping into mainstream games (which is what MS wants the most), the other studios like Fasa, Bungie and Ensemble all catered to the hardcore market. Alex knows a thing or two about MS but he talks trash constantly so his comments are hard to believe.

I seriously doubt Sony would ever shed it’s internal studios given that they are its trump card delivering unique titles that are keeping the PS3 in contention.

Microsoft on the other hand are obsessed with making money this time round and are undoing the deals they made to try and slim their costs at Microsoft Game Studios as much as possible, Rare & Lionhead may have a reprieve as those two studios have the possibility of tapping into mainstream games (which is what MS wants the most), the other studios like Fasa, Bungie and Ensemble all catered to the hardcore market.

]]> By: wz http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/comment-page-1/#comment-26775 wz Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:25:44 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/#comment-26775 Mr St John (great name!) would be the guy to know, I think. He made the initial DirectX specs at MS. Mr St John (great name!) would be the guy to know, I think. He made the initial DirectX specs at MS.

]]> By: deftangel http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/comment-page-1/#comment-26774 deftangel Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:25:07 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/#comment-26774 SCEE have canned a few games of late too. 8 Days, Getaway Next Gen among others as well I think. Warhawk got downscaled to a PSN title etc. SCEE have canned a few games of late too. 8 Days, Getaway Next Gen among others as well I think. Warhawk got downscaled to a PSN title etc.

]]> By: No_PUDding http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/comment-page-1/#comment-26770 No_PUDding Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:18:49 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/#comment-26770 So Sony can afford to only get rid of Paulina Bozek, becuase nothing else is beign ramped down? Hell SCEJ announced Derby Onine just the other day. Yet another inspired non shooting and yet crappy PS2 quality Japan game for the PS3. Isn't WildTangent something I had to download to play online games? This guy = Phail. So Sony can afford to only get rid of Paulina Bozek, becuase nothing else is beign ramped down?

Hell SCEJ announced Derby Onine just the other day. Yet another inspired non shooting and yet crappy PS2 quality Japan game for the PS3.

Isn’t WildTangent something I had to download to play online games?

This guy = Phail.

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/comment-page-1/#comment-26764 Psychotext Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:08:25 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/#comment-26764 He does specifically mention MGS but talks about Sony and MS. He does specifically mention MGS but talks about Sony and MS.

]]> By: BraveArse http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/comment-page-1/#comment-26763 BraveArse Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:04:09 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/microsoft-ramping-down-games-development-st-john/#comment-26763 He is saying both Sony and Microsoft are doing this surely? He is saying both Sony and Microsoft are doing this surely?

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